Combination baby-carriage and sleigh



1. ROWLAND. COMBINATION BABY CARRIAGE AND SLEIGH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 26. 1918.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26. 1918.

Patented Spt. 14,1929.

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' To all whom iii-may concern: j

-Beit known that I, JOHN RowLAND a citizen of the United States, residing at lie- )ublic, in thecounty of Ferry and State of ashington, have invented new anduseful' Improvements in Combination Baby-Carriages and Sleighs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'relates to baby carriages and aims to provide a carriagewhich may be easily and quickly converted into a sleigh.

To this end the invention contemplates mounting the wheels of the carriage upon axles capable of a rocking movement and provided with offset crank portions and runners secured to the latter portions, so that by rocking the axles either the wheels or runners may be brought into contact with the ground.

In addition the invention includes novel means for rocking the axles, said means including pinions mounted upon the axles and engageable by racks carried by a longitudinal movable bar which is disposed centrally of the carriage and operated by a handle or lever mounted upon the handle of the carriage, a crank and slot connection between the lever and racks providing for a longitudinal movement of the latter to operate the pinions to rock the axles and means for locking the posts in position.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the running gear of a baby carriage or perambulator constructed in accordance with the invention, the wheels being shown in use.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the runners in use.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same, and

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the locking means.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the numeral 10 designates the frame of the carriage which includes the side bars 11 terminating in upwardly curved portions 13, which together Specification of LettersiPatent. P 'it tQd' SQ t 14 1920 Application filed November 26, 1918. SeriaLITo. 264,207. i I

18, the latter being disposed upon each side ofi'the frame 10, 'preferablybetween said frame and therwheels 1'5. Rotatably mounted within theoffset or crank-portions 1830f the shaft 16 are runners 19, the arrangement of'the crank portions 18 being such as to raise the runners above the surface: of the ground when the wheels 15 are in use and by. rocking'the-shaft 16 a suflicierit distance toraise thewheels 15 above the surface of the ground when the runners 19 are in use, thereby converting the carriage into a sleigh or vice versa. I

In order to easily and quickly accomplish this, each of the rock shafts 16 has secured thereon a pinion 20 and mounted for engagement with these pinions in suitable bearings provided in a bracket or hanger 21, is a longitudinally movable bar 22. This bar is provided adjacent each end with rack teeth 23 which are engaged with the teeth of the opinions 20, so that'a movement of the bar 7 16 are provided with oifset'or crank portions or link 28, projecting rearwardly from and connected to the rack bearing 22. The upper end of the rod 25 is provided with a crank handle 29 which terminates in a downwardly extending portion 30, for engagement with either one of a pair of openings 31 provided in .the bar 24. I

When the parts are in position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the wheels will be in contact with the ground for use as a perambulator. For converting the perambulator into a sleigh the rod 25 is raised slightly by means pf the handle 32, to disengage the portion30 from one of the openings 31. A

half rotation of the rod 25 will, through its 30 may then be engaged with theopposite opening 31 and the parts locked in this position. It is, of course, apparent that the rearward movement of the rack bar 22 will.

rock the shaft 16 to lower the cranks 18 while the forward movement of. the bar will produce an upward movement of theoranks. and a corresponding ralsing of the runners and the lowering of the Wheels.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right to make such changes as properly fall Within the scope of the appended claims is herein reserved.

ried by :the rock shaifits, .a longitudinally movable rack bar engageable With the pinlons, a rock shaiit mounted upon the handle, and acrankand slotco-nnection between the rack bar, and

.rackbar and the handle supported rock shaft, whereby the former may be moved longitudinallyof the 'pe'rambulator by a ro- ,tary motion of the latter.

2. A peranibula'toif 'ncluding a" frame, transverselydisposed rock shaits thereon, Wheels mounted for rotation upon each of saidshafts, cranksxuincluded in the shafts,

runners carried by said cranks, I pinions mounted up on'the rockshafis, a longitudi: nally movable rack bar engageable with the pinions and slidable in bearings carried by the trame, a rod rotata'bly supported upon the perambulaton: a itnansversely disposed loop carried by the: longitu'dinallyv movable and engageable in said loop rack bar ran d operate the IPIIHQIIS.

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JOHN ROWLAND.

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